The 21st Century climate challenge

TABLE5HDI rankTotal population(millions)Annualpopulationgrowth rate(%)1975– 2005–Urban population a(% of total)2005Population Population agedunder age 15 65 and older(% of total) (% of total)1970–2015 b1975 2005 2015 b 1975 2005 2015 b 2005 2015 b 2005 2015 bTotal fertilityrate(births per woman)2000–1975 c 2005 c107 Indonesia 135.4 226.1 251.6 1.7 1.1 19.3 48.1 58.5 28.4 24.9 5.5 6.6 5.3 2.4108 Syrian Arab Republic 7.5 18.9 23.5 3.1 2.2 45.1 50.6 53.4 36.6 33.0 3.2 3.6 7.5 3.5109 Turkmenistan 2.5 4.8 5.5 2.2 1.3 47.6 46.2 50.8 31.8 27.0 4.7 4.4 6.2 2.8110 Nicaragua 2.8 5.5 6.3 2.2 1.4 48.9 59.0 63.0 37.9 32.0 4.0 4.8 6.8 3.0111 Moldova 3.8 3.9 3.6 (.) -0.6 36.2 46.7 50.0 20.0 17.2 11.1 11.8 2.6 1.5112 Egypt 39.2 72.8 86.2 2.1 1.7 43.5 42.8 45.4 33.3 30.7 4.8 5.6 5.9 3.2113 Uzbekistan 14.0 26.6 30.6 2.1 1.4 39.1 36.7 38.0 33.2 28.3 4.7 4.4 6.3 2.7114 Mongolia 1.4 2.6 2.9 1.9 1.0 48.7 56.7 58.8 28.9 24.3 3.9 4.3 7.3 2.1115 Honduras 3.1 6.8 8.3 2.6 1.9 32.1 46.5 51.4 40.0 34.3 4.1 4.6 7.1 3.7116 Kyrgyzstan 3.3 5.2 5.8 1.5 1.1 38.2 35.8 38.1 31.0 27.3 5.9 5.1 4.7 2.5117 Bolivia 4.8 9.2 10.9 2.2 1.7 41.3 64.2 68.8 38.1 33.5 4.5 5.2 6.5 4.0118 Guatemala 6.2 12.7 16.2 2.4 2.4 36.7 47.2 52.0 43.1 39.5 4.3 4.7 6.2 4.6119 Gabon 0.6 1.3 1.5 2.6 1.5 43.0 83.6 87.7 35.9 31.8 4.7 4.8 5.0 3.4120 Vanuatu 0.1 0.2 0.3 2.5 2.3 13.4 23.5 28.1 39.8 35.1 3.3 3.8 6.1 4.2121 South Africa 25.7 47.9 50.3 2.1 0.5 48.1 59.3 64.1 32.1 30.2 4.2 5.5 5.5 2.8122 Tajikistan 3.4 6.6 7.7 2.1 1.6 35.5 24.7 24.6 39.4 33.6 3.9 3.5 6.8 3.8123 Sao Tome and Principe 0.1 0.2 0.2 2.1 1.6 31.6 58.0 65.8 41.6 38.1 4.4 3.5 6.5 4.3124 Botswana 0.8 1.8 2.1 2.7 1.2 11.8 57.4 64.6 35.6 32.1 3.4 3.8 6.5 3.2125 Namibia 0.9 2.0 2.3 2.7 1.2 23.7 35.1 41.1 39.1 33.2 3.5 4.0 6.6 3.6126 Morocco 17.3 30.5 34.3 1.9 1.2 37.8 58.7 65.0 30.3 26.8 5.2 5.9 6.9 2.5127 Equatorial Guinea 0.2 0.5 0.6 2.6 2.4 27.4 38.9 41.1 42.4 41.3 4.1 3.9 5.7 5.6128 India 613.8 1,134.4 1,302.5 2.0 1.4 21.3 28.7 32.0 33.0 28.7 5.0 5.8 5.3 3.1129 Solomon Islands 0.2 0.5 0.6 3.0 2.2 9.1 17.0 20.5 40.5 35.9 2.9 3.3 7.2 4.4130 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 2.9 5.7 6.7 2.2 1.7 11.1 20.6 24.9 39.8 32.8 3.5 3.4 6.4 3.6131 Cambodia 7.1 14.0 16.6 2.3 1.8 10.3 19.7 26.1 37.6 32.1 3.1 4.0 5.5 3.6132 Myanmar 29.8 48.0 52.0 1.6 0.8 23.9 30.6 37.4 27.3 23.1 5.6 6.3 5.9 2.2133 Bhutan 0.4 0.6 0.7 1.9 1.5 4.6 11.1 14.8 33.0 24.9 4.6 5.4 6.7 2.9134 Comoros 0.3 0.8 1.0 3.1 2.3 21.2 37.0 44.0 42.0 38.5 2.7 3.1 7.1 4.9135 Ghana 10.3 22.5 27.3 2.6 1.9 30.1 47.8 55.1 39.0 35.1 3.6 4.3 6.7 4.4136 Pakistan 68.3 158.1 190.7 2.8 1.9 26.3 34.9 39.6 37.2 32.1 3.9 4.3 6.6 4.0137 Mauritania 1.3 3.0 3.8 2.7 2.4 20.6 40.4 43.1 40.3 36.9 3.6 3.6 6.6 4.8138 Lesotho 1.1 2.0 2.1 1.8 0.6 10.8 18.7 22.0 40.4 37.4 4.7 4.7 5.8 3.8139 Congo 1.5 3.6 4.5 2.8 2.1 43.3 60.2 64.2 41.9 39.8 3.2 3.3 6.3 4.8140 Bangladesh 79.0 153.3 180.1 2.2 1.6 9.9 25.1 29.9 35.2 31.1 3.5 4.3 6.2 3.2141 Swaziland 0.5 1.1 1.2 2.5 0.6 14.0 24.1 27.5 39.8 36.5 3.2 3.8 6.9 3.9142 Nepal 13.5 27.1 32.8 2.3 1.9 4.8 15.8 20.9 39.0 34.1 3.7 4.2 5.8 3.7143 Madagascar 7.9 18.6 24.1 2.9 2.6 16.3 26.8 30.1 43.8 40.4 3.1 3.3 6.7 5.3144 Cameroon 7.8 17.8 21.5 2.7 1.9 27.3 54.6 62.7 41.8 38.4 3.5 3.6 6.3 4.9145 Papua New Guinea 2.9 6.1 7.3 2.5 1.9 11.9 13.4 15.0 40.6 35.8 2.4 2.7 6.1 4.3146 Haiti 5.1 9.3 10.8 2.0 1.5 21.7 38.8 45.5 38.0 34.1 4.1 4.6 5.6 4.0147 Sudan 16.8 36.9 45.6 2.6 2.1 18.9 40.8 49.4 40.7 36.4 3.5 4.1 6.6 4.8148 Kenya 13.5 35.6 46.2 3.2 2.6 12.9 20.7 24.1 42.6 42.5 2.7 2.6 8.0 5.0149 Djibouti 0.2 0.8 1.0 4.3 1.7 67.1 86.1 89.6 38.5 33.5 3.0 3.7 7.2 4.5150 Timor-Leste 0.7 1.1 1.5 1.5 3.4 14.6 26.5 31.2 45.0 44.0 2.7 3.0 6.2 7.0151 Zimbabwe 6.2 13.1 14.5 2.5 1.0 19.9 35.9 40.9 39.5 35.2 3.5 3.7 7.4 3.6152 Togo 2.4 6.2 8.0 3.1 2.5 22.8 40.1 47.4 43.3 40.0 3.1 3.3 7.1 5.4153 Yemen 7.1 21.1 28.3 3.6 2.9 14.8 27.3 31.9 45.9 42.4 2.3 2.5 8.7 6.0154 Uganda 10.9 28.9 40.0 3.3 3.2 7.0 12.6 14.5 49.4 48.0 2.5 2.3 7.1 6.7155 Gambia 0.6 1.6 2.1 3.5 2.5 24.4 53.9 61.8 41.2 38.3 3.7 4.5 6.6 5.2LOW HUMAN DEVELOPMENT156 Senegal 5.1 11.8 14.9 2.8 2.3 33.7 41.6 44.7 42.2 39.0 4.2 4.4 7.0 5.2157 Eritrea 2.1 4.5 6.2 2.5 3.1 13.5 19.4 24.3 43.0 42.6 2.3 2.5 6.5 5.5158 Nigeria 61.2 141.4 175.7 2.8 2.2 23.4 48.2 55.9 44.3 41.3 2.9 3.0 6.9 5.8159 Tanzania (United Republic of) 16.0 38.5 49.0 2.9 2.4 11.1 24.2 28.9 44.4 42.8 3.0 3.2 6.8 5.7Human development indicatorsHUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2007/2008 245